This book is entertaining...but not Turow's best work. If you like to read about the sexual fantasies of a 60-year old attorney, this book is for you. The story is somewhat compelling but ends quite disappointingly (and quite predictably).

If you are reading this after 'Presumed Innocent' you will likely be disappointed. ( )

2477 The Burden of Proof, by Scott Turow (read 7 Dec 1992) This book has as a character the lawyer who was in Presumed Innocent, but it is not a sequel to that fascinating book. Nor is it nearly as good a book as Presumed Innocent. This book disgusts by its immoral characters, and Sandy Stern, its central character, after 30 years of faithfulness to his wife suddenly turns into a tomcat. The story is not too compelling and having all the usual obscenities scattered through it made it not a good read. ( )

Wikipedia in English (1)

Turow's acclaimed second novel, which topped international bestseller lists, is now available in trade paperback. Sandy Stern, the brilliant defense attorney from Presumed Innocent, faces an event so emotionally shattering that no part of his life is left untouched. It reveals a family caught in a maelstrom of hidden crimes, shocking secrets, and warring passions.